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amalgam
/əˈmæl.ɡəm/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
economical, gold, interesting, north, obsolete
VERB + AMALGAM
formed
AMALGAM + NOUN
american, duke, number
PREP.
from, with
ADV.
righteously
Definitions
noun
1
An alloy containing mercury.
2
A combination of different things.
[…] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.
This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846.
3
One of the ingredients in an alloy.
4
An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
verb
1
To amalgamate (something) with a thing.
gold t’amalgam with some six of mercury
[…] I had once occaſion to diſtil in a ſmall Retort ſome Gold amalgamed vvith ſuch a fine and ſubtile Mercury, that being (vvithout the addition of any Salt) put to the Gold in the cold, they preſently grevv hot together.
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[…] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bul
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This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846.
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A church where spirit, pain, and joy formed a holy amalgam and were righteously acknowledged out loud.
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gold t’amalgam with some six of mercury
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[…] I had once occaſion to diſtil in a ſmall Retort ſome Gold amalgamed vvith ſuch a fine and ſubtile Mercury, that being (vvithout the addition of any Salt) put to the Gold in the cold, they preſentl
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Miami has an interesting amalgam of North American and Latin American culture.
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